Unit 2: Europe Languages and Religions
The number of Gods in all Main European religions
1
Germanic languages
Languages (English, German, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish) that reflect the expansion of peoples out of Northern Europe to the west and south.
Torah
The holy book for Judaism
Romance languages
those European languages descended from Latin, namely French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish
Problems with speaking multiple languages
trouble communicating; trouble working; trouble with official government document printing
Some Characteristics of Islam
•Founded in 7th Century •Allah is their sole divine God •Immigrating to Western Europe •Fastest growing religion in Europe •Population of Muslims is highest in France, Germany & United Kingdom
Christianity
- Christians believe that there is one God and Jesus Christ was his son, a prophet. Jesus is called Christ
Islam
A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah), Paradise and Hell, and a body of law written in the Quran. Followers are called Muslims.
Judaism
A religion with a belief in one god. It originated with Abraham and the Hebrew people. Yahweh was responsible for the world and everything within it. They preserved their early history in the Old Testament.
Monotheism
Belief in one God
Christians
Followers of Christianity
Muslims
Followers of Islam
Jews
Followers of Judaism
Jesus Christ
Founder of Christianity
Muhammad
Founder of Islam
Abraham
Founder of Judaism & father of all three major religions in Europe
Holy city of all three religions
Jerusalem
Holy city of Muslims
Jerusalem/Mecca
What type of citizens will not learn the new language
Older Citizens because they will speak their native languages
Church
Place of worship for Christians
Mosque
Place of worship for Muslims
German Immigrants to Russia
Russian Government made them learn and speak the Russian language
The place of worship for the Jewish
Synogogue
Bible
The holy book of Christians.
Koran
The holy book of Islam
The view on Jesus of the Christians
True son of God and true prophet
One God and Same Father
What are the two similarities of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Cyrillic Alphabet
an alphabet used for writing Slavic languages (Russia / Ukraine)
Slavic languages
languages (Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian, and Bulgarian) that developed as Slavic people migrated from a base in present-day Ukraine close to 2000 years ago
200
number of languages spoken in Europe, possibly more
Roman Alphabet
the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe
Some Characteristics of Judaism
•1st recorded faith to worship 1 God •Small population living in Europe for Centuries •Beliefs make up historical foundation for other religions (Christianity & Islam) •Population lives mostly in France, United Kingdom & Russia
Some Characteristics of Christianity
•Dominant religion in Eastern and Western Europe •2 Major Divisions: Catholic & Protestant •Catholic population lives in south Europe (Spain, France, Italy) •Protestant population lives in north Europe (Germany & UK) •Russians practice Eastern Orthodox Christianity
